YIPES! Sometimes the fire department will do more damage than the actuall fire while theyre chasing it through the voids in the walls and under the floors. Thats what sucks about having those damn balloon framed houses with no fire stops. I sleep with an ABC fire extinguisher right beside me, so incase one starts while im alseep, i can catch it in its early stages and knock er down.
Im so sorry for your loss. just watching the video was hard. my dads freinds house was burned to the groun and it touched me so much because i was in that house my hole life
I am sorry for your loss i had a house fire a few months ago and it was quite a bit worse than yours but the worst part was losing our animals but again it was a long time ago... however the Joplin tornado pretty much made me forget about it since we live in Springfield after i went to Joplin it was so much more than our house fire was so i should feel grateful i had more than them.. still you are lucky i just wish i had as much still but it is all good (:
Dont mind m asking but what were you doing when the fire started or before the fire started? How did it start? And in your vid "Our New Home" Was that your house after the fire restoration.
Thats nothing!!!! Youve got everything still!!! I lost just about everything in my house fire. My house was started by my special needs child with matches. He learned how to strick a match by watching me light the BBQ pit when NFL football is on.
@bozothefighterpilot I'm sorry for your loss. Clearly you're feeling a lot of pain because of it. I still relive the memory of my fire. And yes, perhaps we were luckier than most, but we still experienced a significant loss of treasured photos and mementos, time out of our home (10 months) while it was being rebuilt, and some level of post-traumatic stress. I still freeze when I get a personal phone call at work, always expecting the worst news.
as a 28 year volunteer fireman the only thing I can say it there is no reason at all to take out EVERY window if the house. we had a guy in our fire house that was put on suspension for breaking every window in the house
@AmberDanielle101 If a fire starts in my house, would it be a good idea to open the windows upstairs to vent the heat/smoke (if i had time of course and i have 2 sets of stairs leading to the 2nd floor, (even though i'd be using my 3 ABC fire extinguishers during that time) I always figured i should break all the windows on the 1st floor before the fire dept arrives, but later found out that its just supplying more oxygen to the fire. but wouldnt opening the windows upstairs be ok?
as a 28 year volunteer fireman the only thing I can say it there is no reason at all to take out EVERY window if the house. we had a guy in our fire house that was put on suspension for breaking every window in the house and the fire was a porch fire that spread to a front bedroom. all they had to do was open the top of the window to vent the smoke and heat out.
as a 28 year volunteer fireman the only thing I can say it there is no reason at all to take out EVERY window if the house. we had a guy in our fire house that was put on suspension for breaking every window in the house and the fire was a porch fire that spread to a front bedroom. all they had to do was open the top of the window to vent the smoke and heat out. I hope you found your cat
@AmberDanielle101 I wish I could support your observations of the fire, but knowing several firefighters myself, I can say that they did what they had to based on the framing of my house. We had no fire stops, and the fire was inside the walls, drawn into the central hallway on the second floor and into the roof. That they saved the house from being burned to the ground is in of itself a job well done.
The cats were all saved. And the house has been completely rebuilt.
I am sorry this happened to you. My family went through this in 07. Took my siblings to school one morning, came home and theres 40 foot high flames shooting out of our garage....insurance declared it a total loss.
manuals to various appliances etc....but inside the drawer...there were no longer any manuals....instead....there were framed photographs of family, friends and loved ones....we had them displayed in a built in book shelf in the den...the fireman had taken the drawer...emptied its contents and filled it with photographs..something they knew where of value to us...and brought them to us. The fire claimed our house and all of our belongings...but in the end our faith was renewed...we had peace!
..as it turned out is was the sound of the ceilings collapsing...second floor into the first floor....I feel at some point, I went into some sort of shock...some things I couldn't vividly recall...however...I DO remember the fireman...what incredible compassion they showed my family and I. It was dark...standing the the yard of the neighbor across the street...I remember a fireman bringing us a drawer from an end table in our den...easily recognizable by us..as the drawer we kept owners....
We lost everything in our house fire back in the 90s. I am pleased to here your comments on the firemen as they without a doubt mirror ours. The fire that destroyed our home in the early hours of the morning left us very humble, as we had nothing...not even a toothbrush..simply the clothes on our backs. I recall standing in the street somewhere around 4 a.m....watching as the fire took on the house agressively...we heard what we thought were explosions...we thought paint cans in the attic.....
I hope all is well. I am so sorry that this had to happen to you. I hate to sound cliche, but everything does happen for a reason...though most of the time we are at a total loss to figure out exactly what that reason is.
Well Gwynn, all is not lost, and I'm sure the other kitty will return soon as well. Meanwhile, your neighbors will help you through. You and Des remain strong, take this experience and move forward!! Love you!
YIPES! Sometimes the fire department will do more damage than the actuall fire while theyre chasing it through the voids in the walls and under the floors. Thats what sucks about having those damn balloon framed houses with no fire stops. I sleep with an ABC fire extinguisher right beside me, so incase one starts while im alseep, i can catch it in its early stages and knock er down.
TheWaynelds 1 month ago
Im so sorry for your loss. just watching the video was hard. my dads freinds house was burned to the groun and it touched me so much because i was in that house my hole life
crazydevil360 1 month ago
Have you moved back into this house? Can you update with a video of it after repairs?
3656761 1 month ago
I am sorry for your loss i had a house fire a few months ago and it was quite a bit worse than yours but the worst part was losing our animals but again it was a long time ago... however the Joplin tornado pretty much made me forget about it since we live in Springfield after i went to Joplin it was so much more than our house fire was so i should feel grateful i had more than them.. still you are lucky i just wish i had as much still but it is all good (:
trumpetplayer231 6 months ago
were was this
mjbruce11 7 months ago
I am very sorry.
I really am
No one should have to go through this.
Glad no one was hurt.
benchod94 11 months ago
Dont mind m asking but what were you doing when the fire started or before the fire started? How did it start? And in your vid "Our New Home" Was that your house after the fire restoration.
PNSB101 1 year ago
Thats nothing!!!! Youve got everything still!!! I lost just about everything in my house fire. My house was started by my special needs child with matches. He learned how to strick a match by watching me light the BBQ pit when NFL football is on.
bozothefighterpilot 1 year ago
@bozothefighterpilot I'm sorry for your loss. Clearly you're feeling a lot of pain because of it. I still relive the memory of my fire. And yes, perhaps we were luckier than most, but we still experienced a significant loss of treasured photos and mementos, time out of our home (10 months) while it was being rebuilt, and some level of post-traumatic stress. I still freeze when I get a personal phone call at work, always expecting the worst news.
I hope all turned out well for you. Peace.
ehy2k 1 year ago
@bozothefighterpilot lol
crazydevil360 1 month ago
so did the fire start outside?
crazyAlexander23 1 year ago
as a 28 year volunteer fireman the only thing I can say it there is no reason at all to take out EVERY window if the house. we had a guy in our fire house that was put on suspension for breaking every window in the house
AmberDanielle101 1 year ago
@AmberDanielle101 If a fire starts in my house, would it be a good idea to open the windows upstairs to vent the heat/smoke (if i had time of course and i have 2 sets of stairs leading to the 2nd floor, (even though i'd be using my 3 ABC fire extinguishers during that time) I always figured i should break all the windows on the 1st floor before the fire dept arrives, but later found out that its just supplying more oxygen to the fire. but wouldnt opening the windows upstairs be ok?
TheWaynelds 4 months ago
as a 28 year volunteer fireman the only thing I can say it there is no reason at all to take out EVERY window if the house. we had a guy in our fire house that was put on suspension for breaking every window in the house and the fire was a porch fire that spread to a front bedroom. all they had to do was open the top of the window to vent the smoke and heat out.
AmberDanielle101 1 year ago
as a 28 year volunteer fireman the only thing I can say it there is no reason at all to take out EVERY window if the house. we had a guy in our fire house that was put on suspension for breaking every window in the house and the fire was a porch fire that spread to a front bedroom. all they had to do was open the top of the window to vent the smoke and heat out. I hope you found your cat
AmberDanielle101 1 year ago
@AmberDanielle101 I wish I could support your observations of the fire, but knowing several firefighters myself, I can say that they did what they had to based on the framing of my house. We had no fire stops, and the fire was inside the walls, drawn into the central hallway on the second floor and into the roof. That they saved the house from being burned to the ground is in of itself a job well done.
The cats were all saved. And the house has been completely rebuilt.
ehy2k 1 year ago 2
Fireman broke wire because they check what going on here i think your wire is bad make burn your house
sammaa1997 2 years ago
what???
TheWaynelds 2 years ago
@sammaa1997 that doesnt even make sense. try again
TheWaynelds 4 months ago
@TheWaynelds That comment from 1 year ago, get over it
sammaa1997 4 months ago
@sammaa1997 Well mocking someone with jibberish comments after they just had a fire is kind of childish.
TheWaynelds 4 months ago
im sorry for you house my house is on Fire in 1997 In Lowell nc will have 5 station fire to go to my house on fire
bradleyhyman09 2 years ago
what???
TheWaynelds 2 years ago
I am sorry this happened to you. My family went through this in 07. Took my siblings to school one morning, came home and theres 40 foot high flames shooting out of our garage....insurance declared it a total loss.
JK11451 2 years ago
oh my god you poor thing! Please tell me the whole story if you want i really want to know and tell me what started the fire! I feel horrible!
DanceJN 2 years ago
manuals to various appliances etc....but inside the drawer...there were no longer any manuals....instead....there were framed photographs of family, friends and loved ones....we had them displayed in a built in book shelf in the den...the fireman had taken the drawer...emptied its contents and filled it with photographs..something they knew where of value to us...and brought them to us. The fire claimed our house and all of our belongings...but in the end our faith was renewed...we had peace!
dmatt10635 2 years ago
..as it turned out is was the sound of the ceilings collapsing...second floor into the first floor....I feel at some point, I went into some sort of shock...some things I couldn't vividly recall...however...I DO remember the fireman...what incredible compassion they showed my family and I. It was dark...standing the the yard of the neighbor across the street...I remember a fireman bringing us a drawer from an end table in our den...easily recognizable by us..as the drawer we kept owners....
dmatt10635 2 years ago
We lost everything in our house fire back in the 90s. I am pleased to here your comments on the firemen as they without a doubt mirror ours. The fire that destroyed our home in the early hours of the morning left us very humble, as we had nothing...not even a toothbrush..simply the clothes on our backs. I recall standing in the street somewhere around 4 a.m....watching as the fire took on the house agressively...we heard what we thought were explosions...we thought paint cans in the attic.....
dmatt10635 2 years ago
I hope all is well. I am so sorry that this had to happen to you. I hate to sound cliche, but everything does happen for a reason...though most of the time we are at a total loss to figure out exactly what that reason is.
Take care!
~LauraG.~
DannyPhantom3599 2 years ago
Is everything fixed up now???
THEMIKON8ER 2 years ago
what happened?
djlobb 3 years ago
I hope you find your kitty cat, I have prayed that you will recover your losses and that a new day full of sunshine will light your way.
slinkylicious 3 years ago
Milo showed up the next day. Everything will sooner or later be back to normal...
ehy2k 3 years ago
i'm sorry that you had to go threw all this,,, can i ask what started the fire?
MMMMMDIESEL 3 years ago
Well Gwynn, all is not lost, and I'm sure the other kitty will return soon as well. Meanwhile, your neighbors will help you through. You and Des remain strong, take this experience and move forward!! Love you!
Aa
myatt315 3 years ago